Identify the error and supply correction for the following note in a passengers’ flight instruction manual:
| Please keep your personal belongings with you at all times as the airline are not responsible for any loss or damage. |
Use the given format for your response.
| ERROR | CORRECTION |
Answer as written by the student:
| ERROR | CORRECTION |
| are | is |
| Please keep your personal belongings with you at all times as the airline are is not responsible for any loss or damage. |
Step-by-step explanation of the answer:
In this question, you have to identify the error and supply the correction for the following note in a passengers’ flight instruction manual. 📝
- The error in this note is the word “are”, which is a verb. A verb is a word that shows an action or a state of being. 🏃♂️
- However, in this note, you need a singular verb, not a plural verb. A singular verb is a verb that agrees with a singular subject. A plural verb is a verb that agrees with a plural subject. 🙋♀️🙋♂️
- To identify the subject and the verb, we can ask ourselves two questions: Who or what is this sentence about? And what are they doing or being? ❓
- In this note, the sentence is about “the airline”, so this is the subject. The subject usually comes before the verb in a sentence. 🅰️
- The verb in this note is “are”, which tells what the airline is. The verb usually comes after the subject in a sentence. 🅱️
- However, the subject and the verb do not agree in number. The subject is singular, because it refers to one organization or entity. The verb is plural, because it is used for more than one person or thing. ❌
- To make the subject and the verb agree, you have to change the verb to “is”, which is the singular form of “are”. This word means “exists” or “equals”. ✅
Therefore, the correct way to write this note is: Please keep your personal belongings with you at all times as the airline is not responsible for any loss or damage. ✅
